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Funny or Die's HBO Show Gets a Star-Studded Trailer [VIDEO]

Funny or Die is a hub of avant-garde comedy on the web, featuring shows and bits by everyone from Zach Galifianakis to Maria Bamford. Now, the Will Ferrell-backed venture is getting ready for its move to mainstream TV next month.

The trailer for an HBO sketch comedy series called Funny or Die Presents has just hit the web and it has cameos from a whole bunch of well-known comedians and performers, including David Spade, Will Ferrell, Don Cheadle, Fred Willard, John C. Reilly, Zooey Deschanel Wayne Newton, and Tim Meadows.

The Funny or Die website is produced by Gary Sanchez Productions, which made our list of eight companies that are reinventing TV online. The pitch for the new show is, "Two worlds will collide: the Internet and television." Like that's never happened before! Anyway, watch the video below:

Samuel Axon is a digital content producer in New York City. He has worked as an editor at Engadget, Mashable and the Joystiq network, and currently leads content strategy as Editorial Director at Sprout Social.

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